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Roscoe by Midlake
Roscoe
G#m
"Stone cutters made them from
F#
stone, chosen specially
E
for you n I, who would live in..
G#m
...side
and it continues on like that until the end. Very easy structure to solo
around
Stone cutters made them from stones
Chosen specially for you and I
Who will live inside
The mountaineers gathered timber
Piled high
In which to take along.
Driving many miles, knowing they'd get here.
When they got here, all exhausted
On the roof leaks they got started
And now when the rain comes
We can be thankful
Oh ah oh
When the mountaineers
Saw that everything fit,
They were glad and so they took off
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
The village used to be all one really needs
That's filled with hundreds and hundreds of
Chemicals that mostly surround you
You wish to flee but it's not like you
So listen to me, listen to me
Oh, and when the morning comes,
We will step outside
We will not find another man inside
We like the newness, the newness of all
That has grown in our garden soaking for so long
Whenever I was a child I wondered what if my name
Had changed into something more productive like Roscoe
Been born in 1891
Waiting with my Aunt Rosaline
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
1891
They looked around the forest
They made their house from cedars
They made their house from stones
Oh, they're a little like you, and
They're a little like me
When they're falling me
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
(This place)
(This place)
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
(When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with)
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Em
Em D
Stone-cutters made them from stones
C
Chosen specially for you and I
Em
Who will live inside
D
The mountaineers gathered timber, piled high
C
In which to take along
Em
Travelling many miles, knowing they'd get here
Em
When they got here, all exhausted
D
On the roof leaks, they got started
C Em
And now when the rain comes we can be thankful
Em D
Ooh aaah ooh
C
When the mountaineers saw that everything fit
Em
They were glad and so they took off
[Chorus 1]
Em D
Thought we were due for
C Em
A change or two around this place
D C
When they get back they're all mixed up
Em
With no one to stay with
Em D C
Em
The village used to be all one really needs
D
Now it's filled with hundreds and hundreds of chemicals
C
That mostly surround you, you wish to flee
Em
But it's not like you, so listen to me, listen to me
Em
Oh and when the morning comes
We will step outside
D
We will not find another man in sight
C
We like the newness, the newness of all
That has grown in our garden
Em
Struggling for so long
Em
Whenever I was a child
I wondered what if my name had changed
D
Into something more productive like Roscoe
C
Been born in eighteen ninety one
Em
Waiting with my aunt Rosaline
[Chorus 2]
Em D
Thought we were due for
C Em
A change or two around this place
D C
When they get back they're all mixed up
Em
With no one to stay with
Em D C Em x2
Em D
Eighteen ninety one they roamed around and foraged
C
They made their house from cedars
Em
They made their house from stone
D
Oh they're a little like you
C
And they're a little like me
Em
We have all we need
[Chorus 3]
Em D
Thought we were due for
C Em D C Em
A change or two around this place, this place, this pla-ce
D C
When they get back they're all mixed up
Em
With no one to stay with
Em D C
When they get back they're all mixed up
Em
With no one to stay with
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version 3
Standard Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-e
Guitar 1 (Intro)
e--------------------|
B------4-2-----2-4---|
G----4-------4-------| x2
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E--4-------4---------|
These picking patterns and chords are played together almost all the way through, listen
timing.
Guitar 1
e----------------- e----------------- e----------------- e-----------------|
B-----4-2-----2-4- B-----4-2-----2-4- B----------------- B-----4-2-----2-4-|
G---4-------4----- G---4-------4----- G----------------- G---4-------4-----|
D----------------- D----------------- D----------------- D-----------------|
A----------------- A----------------- A----------------- A-----------------|
E-4-------4------- E-2-------2------- E----------------- E-4-------4-------|
Guitar 2
e-4--------------- e-2--------------- e-0--------------- e-4---------------|
B-4--------------- B-2--------------- B-0--------------- B-4---------------|
G-4-----STRUM----- G-3-----STRUM----- G-1-----STRUM----- G-4-----STRUM-----|
D-6--------------- D-4--------------- D-2--------------- D-6---------------|
A-6--------------- A-4--------------- A-2--------------- A-6---------------|
E-4--------------- E-2--------------- E-0--------------- E-4---------------|
~0:55 aprox. (also many times throughout the song)
sounds like they play the same chords as the strumming above, but with distortion.
~1:07 aprox.
e--11--9--7---------|
B------------11p9---|
~1:23 aprox. (also ~2:47, ~4:22) with a bit of guitar effect.
e--16-14-11-9-9-9-14-11-7-11-9-6-4--
~1:32 aprox. (solo)
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G--13-13-11-11--------------------------------|
D--------------13-13-11-11-9-9---8-11-9-8-6---|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
(solo cont.)
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G--15-15-13-13-11-11---------------11----9----------------------|
D--------------------13-13-11-11------13-----13-11-6---11-9-6---|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
~2:55 aprox. (solo 2)
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------12-11----------|
G--------------------------------11-13-------11-8-6---|
D--------------9-9-11-11-13-13------------------------|
A--11-11-13-13----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
(solo 2 cont.)
e-------------------------------------------|
B--11-11-9-9------------9-9-----------------|
G------------11-8-6-4-------11-11-8-6-4-----|
D---------------------------------------6---|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
(solo 2 cont.)
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----6-8-----4-6---1-3-4---1-1-3---1-3-4-----6-8-6-4-1-8---|
D--6-------6-------------------------------6---------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Stone cutters made them from stones
Chosen specially for you and I
Who will live inside
The mountaineers gathered timber
Piled high
In which to take along.
Driving many miles, knowing they'd get here.
When they got here, all exhausted
On the roof leaks they got started
And now when the rain comes
We can be thankful
Oh ah oh
When the mountaineers
Saw that everything fit,
They were glad and so they took off
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
The village used to be all one really needs
That's filled with hundreds and hundreds of
Chemicals that mostly surround you
You wish to flee but it's not like you
So listen to me, listen to me
Oh, and when the morning comes,
We will step outside
We will not find another man inside
We like the newness, the newness of all
That has grown in our garden soaking for so long
Whenever I was a child I wondered what if my name
Had changed into something more productive like Roscoe
Been born in 1891
Waiting with my Aunt Rosaline
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
1891
They looked around the forest
They made their house from cedars
They made their house from stones
Oh, they're a little like you, and
They're a little like me
When they're falling me
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
(This place)
(This place)
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
(When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with)
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version 4
Tuning:standard
Main riffage all the way through:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------4----------4---------4----------4-------------------------------|
G|----------6------6-------------6------6---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----6--------6-----------6--------6------------------------------------|
E|---4--------4-----------4--------4--------------------------------------|
Then:
Thought we were devoid.. a change or two around this place
e|---4---------------------2--------------------2------------4------------|
B|---4---------------------2--------------------2------------4------------|
G|---6---------------------4--------------------4------------6------------|
D|---4---------------------2--------------------2------------4------------|
A|---6---------------------4--------------------4------------6------------|
E|---4---------------------2--------------------0------------4------------|
Etc.
Stone cutters made them from stones
Chosen specially for you and I
Who will live inside
The mountaineers gathered timber
Piled high
In which to take along.
Driving many miles, knowing they'd get here.
When they got here, all exhausted
On the roof leaks they got started
And now when the rain comes
We can be thankful
Oh ah oh
When the mountaineers
Saw that everything fit,
They were glad and so they took off
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
The village used to be all one really needs
That's filled with hundreds and hundreds of
Chemicals that mostly surround you
You wish to flee but it's not like you
So listen to me, listen to me
Oh, and when the morning comes,
We will step outside
We will not find another man inside
We like the newness, the newness of all
That has grown in our garden soaking for so long
Whenever I was a child I wondered what if my name
Had changed into something more productive like Roscoe
Been born in 1891
Waiting with my Aunt Rosaline
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
1891
They looked around the forest
They made their house from cedars
They made their house from stones
Oh, they're a little like you, and
They're a little like me
When they're falling me
Thought we were devoid
A change or two
Around this place
(This place)
(This place)
When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with
(When they get back they're all mixed up with no one to stay with)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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